7273325532 | Connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word | 0 | |
7273325533 | Allegory | A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself. | 1 | |
7273325534 | Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art | 2 | |
7273325535 | Anadiplosis | repeating last word of clause at beginning of next clause | 3 | |
7273325536 | Clause | A structural element of a sentence, consisting of a grammatical subject and a predicate. | 4 | |
7273325537 | Coneit | metaphor that compares two very unlike things in a surprising and clever way. | 5 | |
7273325538 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. | 6 | |
7273325539 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 7 | |
7273325540 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 8 | |
7273325541 | Apostrophe | Addressing something nonhuman as if it were human Example: Death, be not proud . . . | 9 | |
7273325542 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds | 10 | |
7273325543 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 11 | |
7273325544 | Ambiguity | uncertainty; vagueness | 12 | |
7273325545 | Colloquial | used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary | 13 |
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